Round 2, Game 2 - Bucks vs. Heat - 9/2- 5:30 CDT, 1:30 AM Athens, 8:30 AM Sydney - ESPN

Post #101 » by **humanrefutation** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 9:30 pm

This game is going to be incredibly telling in terms of the mindset of this team. Either they fall apart like they did against Toronto last year, or they respond in a major way like they did against Boston.

Matches Malone · Post #102 » by **Matches Malone** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 9:30 pm

My chicken little statement of the day:

I think we get blown out tonight. :blank:

I'll be happy to be completely wrong, but I just don't see it with this team right now.

machu46 · Post #103 » by **machu46** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 9:32 pm

th87 wrote:
machu46 wrote:
StickeeFingaz wrote:
Great article. What most people here have suspected is true, the NBA essentially doesn't fine for flops anymore. All opposing teams know this and they're number one strategy for slowing down Giannis is to flop and get the charge call. This results in Giannis settling for more jumpers or fouling him out of the game.

And non-Bucks fans think Giannis gets a good whistle...

Even if they were still fining players, I don't think there's any evidence that it deterred people from flopping at all. I don't really have any hope that things will ever change; this will likely be an issue for Giannis his entire career until he isn't athletic enough to play the way he currently does anymore/isn't as reliant on getting to the rim.

The only way I can really see this strategy going away is if the league starts suspending players for flopping. Even technical fouls won't do unless they make potential flops reviewable without a coach's challenge.

This disappears the minute he signs elsewhere.

I don't buy that personally but to each their own.

mke_design · Post #104 » by **mke_design** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 9:45 pm

machu46 wrote:
th87 wrote:
machu46 wrote:
Even if they were still fining players, I don't think there's any evidence that it deterred people from flopping at all. I don't really have any hope that things will ever change; this will likely be an issue for Giannis his entire career until he isn't athletic enough to play the way he currently does anymore/isn't as reliant on getting to the rim.

The only way I can really see this strategy going away is if the league starts suspending players for flopping. Even technical fouls won't do unless they make potential flops reviewable without a coach's challenge.

This disappears the minute he signs elsewhere.

I don't buy that personally but to each their own.

When reality is uncomfortable people turn to conspiracy.

EUROBUCK · Post #105 » by **EUROBUCK** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 9:45 pm

10 point win because we will empty our bench after a total blowout

ReddoverKobe · Post #106 » by **ReddoverKobe** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 9:47 pm

Matches Malone wrote:My chicken little statement of the day:

I think we get blown out tonight.

I'll be happy to be completely wrong, but I just don't see it with this team right now.

Ya....I'm worried the Heat are going to bomb away from 3 and this is like a 25 point game at half

yannisk · Post #107 » by **yannisk** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 9:47 pm

Today we will learn a lot about Giannis, Middleton and Bud

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #108 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 9:47 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:

Read on Twitter

I love that quote. Like we will see how much a hamstring heals in 2 hours.

th87 · Post #109 » by **th87** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 9:58 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:

Read on Twitter

Also Achilles heel I get it ha ha...because he's like Greek

ReddoverKobe · Post #110 » by **ReddoverKobe** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:02 pm

giannis better play 40+ mins tonight.

Post #111 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:03 pm

Read on Twitter

KidA24 · Post #112 » by **KidA24** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:04 pm

120-104

ReddoverKobe · Post #113 » by **ReddoverKobe** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:05 pm

yannisk wrote:Today we will learn a lot about Giannis, Middleton and Bud

To me its all about Bud. We need Giannis and Mids at 40 mins. That's on him. There needs to be some sort of playoff rotation, no DDV. Thats on Bud. A plan of offense, thats on Bud.

Bucksfan28 · Post #114 » by **Bucksfan28** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:07 pm

Bucks -4/Rockets -3 parlay. Let's do this!

giannis and 1 · Post #115 » by **giannis and 1** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:07 pm

ReddoverKobe wrote:
yannisk wrote:Today we will learn a lot about Giannis, Middleton and Bud

To me its all about Bud. We need Giannis and Mids at 40 mins. That's on him. There needs to be some sort of playoff rotation, no DDV. Thats on Bud. A plan of offense, thats on Bud.

*A plan other than give the ball to Giannis or Khris and hope for the best*

blazza18 · Post #116 » by **blazza18** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:14 pm

ReddoverKobe wrote:giannis better play 40+ mins tonight.

You want a 2OT game?

th87 · Post #117 » by **th87** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:16 pm

mke_design wrote:
machu46 wrote:
th87 wrote:

This disappears the minute he signs elsewhere.

I don't buy that personally but to each their own.

When reality is uncomfortable people turn to conspiracy.

So what is a conspiracy? Like planning a thing with people? Like, say, a surprise birthday party?

This one is super easy to execute (so not groupable with the absurd international ones), your eyes already see it, the financial upside is tremendous, and *the NBA was already busted for it*.

giannis and 1 · Post #118 » by **giannis and 1** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:16 pm

mke_design wrote:
machu46 wrote:
th87 wrote:

This disappears the minute he signs elsewhere.

I don't buy that personally but to each their own.

When reality is uncomfortable people turn to conspiracy.

How's that a conspiracy though? The Lakers or Celtics voicing their concerns on their star player getting unfair treatment would be more likely to cause the league to act than if the Bucks do so. The league cares a lot about its big market teams, this is not something new.

That being said, if the BUcks took up this issue with the league, I think they would listen and do SOMETHING

ackypoo · Post #119 » by **ackypoo** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:19 pm

must win

120-104

Chad34 · Post #120 » by **Chad34** » Wed Sep 2, 2020 10:20 pm

yannisk wrote:Today we will learn a lot about Giannis, Middleton and Bud

There's probably better posts to make my point with, and that is this. I've been thinking about what more Giannis could've done and there's really only two. First make more free throws, and second don't let frustration set in and start forcing things. I feel like Giannis played well the whole game until the frustration finally won in the 4th quarter and then the momentum was seized by miami. Nothing good will come if he tries to force it. It's on Bud to open things up